But of all the outrageous things that have leaked out of North Korea
during the last two weeks, here is the one I find the most bizarre.

It’s this -- the fact that the war that never was still might be.

A man looks at a banner of defenders of
freedom from South Korea and the United States at the Korea War Memorial
Museum in Seoul, South Korea, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is
vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War,
straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang. AP FILE PHOTO

Now I realize this is all up for argument. After all, think about all
the weird stories we’ve seen during the past month with a Pyongyang
dateline. They’ve involved pig roasts, missile tests, nuclear threats,
saber rattling, proposed sanctions and hoop diplomacy. We’ve even had
retired NBA star Dennis Rodman, aka “The Worm,” declaring heartfelt
friends-for-life status with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un
after their shared afternoon of basketball and barbecue.

What
stunned me most, however, was the threat by Kim Jong-un to resurrect the
Korean War. And how? Simply by canceling the armistice.

Really?
Do you mean to tell me that 60 years after it ended, the Korean War has
been lurking on the edge of reality with only a flimsy ceasefire to keep
it off stage?

Sorry, Worm, but that trumps your BFF drama with Kim Jong-un.

Are you concerned about North Korea and its threats? Were you surprised that a simple armistice keeps that war at bay?